Students will work in small groups of 2-3 to create a writing mini-lesson and engage fellow classmates in some aspect of it. The focus of this mini-lesson will be to teach a strategy, skill, or concept as you would in writer’s workshop. The scope is narrow and should be based on a particular need in your “class.” This mini-lesson should be about 15-20 minutes and incorporate the gradual release of responsibility where students have the opportunity to try out the craft.
Use the [[#|lesson plan]] template to develop a writing trait minilesson. Lessons will be presented on the following dates:
Story Structure (2/19)
Word Choice (3/7)
Devyn Maguire
Janice Johnson
Character Development (3/19)
Mark Zimmerman
Megan Thompson
Allie Romolo
Jordan Dunlop
Voice (3/21)
Nicole McCue
Katy Chmela
Point of View (3/26)
Kelly Healy
Tori Alland
Visual Elements (3/28)
Robby Reeder
Bri Vigna
Brooke Greenwood
Leads (3/28)
Kaylene Wiegand
Randall Koehler
Alex Fisher
Assignment #4- Literature Circles/Literature Focus Unit
Students will engage in an online discussion about the book. Each student will contribute to a discussion on a discussion board and do a minimum of 3 Reader Responses for the book (Ideas will be discussed in class). You may choose to use the Wiki for your discussion or Shelfari. From the novel, your group will develop a Literature Focus Unit as described in the [[#|Assignment]] Guidelines.
Assignment #3- Writer's Notebook/Writer's Workshop and Final Published Piece
Throughout the semester you will be participating in Writer's Workshop. As a writer and a writing teacher, keeping a writer's notebook
is an important piece of the writing process. You may organize your notebook in any way you choose and use it to write "seed ideas" for your drafts. When writing lessons are presented, the writer's notebook is where you will "try out" the writer's craft that is being taught. You may also [[#|start]] drafts in your notebook. It is expected that you write regularly in your notebook, engaging in the practices of writers.
There will be periodic notebook checks. From the various writing activities and drafts, you will choose one piece to publish and share with the class during our Writing Celebration at the end of the semester.
Assignment #1 Article Summary
Article Summary (Due Date varies- [[#|sign up]] for a time)Guidelines and Reflection Questions
Assignment #2 Reading Lesson Plan
Emergent Literacy (2/5)
- Randall Koehler
Phonics/Phonemic Awareness (2/7)- Devyn Maguire
- Allie Romolo
Fluency (2/19 or 2/21)- Kaylene Wiegand
- Bri Vigna
Vocabulary (2/26)- Megan Thompson
- Kelly Healy
Comprehension Strategies (3/5, 3/7 )Visual Literacy (3/19)
- Mark Zimmerman
- Tori Alland
Speaking/Listening (3/26)Assignment #3: Writing Minilesson
Students will work in small groups of 2-3 to create a writing mini-lesson and engage fellow classmates in some aspect of it. The focus of this mini-lesson will be to teach a strategy, skill, or concept as you would in writer’s workshop. The scope is narrow and should be based on a particular need in your “class.” This mini-lesson should be about 15-20 minutes and incorporate the gradual release of responsibility where students have the opportunity to try out the craft.
Use the [[#|lesson plan]] template to develop a writing trait minilesson. Lessons will be presented on the following dates:
Story Structure (2/19)
Word Choice (3/7)
Devyn Maguire
Janice Johnson
Character Development (3/19)
Mark Zimmerman
Megan Thompson
Allie Romolo
Jordan Dunlop
Voice (3/21)
Nicole McCue
Katy Chmela
Point of View (3/26)
Kelly Healy
Tori Alland
Visual Elements (3/28)
Robby Reeder
Bri Vigna
Brooke Greenwood
Leads (3/28)
Kaylene Wiegand
Randall Koehler
Alex Fisher
Assignment #4- Literature Circles/Literature Focus Unit
Students will engage in an online discussion about the book. Each student will contribute to a discussion on a discussion board and do a minimum of 3 Reader Responses for the book (Ideas will be discussed in class). You may choose to use the Wiki for your discussion or Shelfari. From the novel, your group will develop a Literature Focus Unit as described in the [[#|Assignment]] Guidelines.
Guidelines
Literature Circle Discussion Rubric
Assignment #3- Writer's Notebook/Writer's Workshop and Final Published Piece
Throughout the semester you will be participating in Writer's Workshop. As a writer and a writing teacher, keeping a writer's
notebook
is an important piece of the writing process. You may organize your notebook in any way you choose and use it to write "seed ideas" for your drafts. When writing lessons are presented, the writer's notebook is where you will "try out" the writer's craft that is being taught. You may also [[#|start]] drafts in your notebook. It is expected that you write regularly in your notebook, engaging in the practices of writers.
There will be periodic notebook checks. From the various writing activities and drafts, you will choose one piece to publish and share with the class during our Writing Celebration at the end of the semester.
Assignment #4- Literature Focus Unit
Assignment Guidelines
Template for Unit Outline
Sample PP Presentation (Note: You are not writing other content area lessons for this unit. Your 2 Week Outline will only include Literacy lessons)